Career Services

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Career Services enhances and supports the educational mission of Eastern Oregon University by offering a wide range of programs to help students broaden the perspective of their career choices and to understand the value of their education in relation to work. This includes outreach to students in all academic programs on and off campus. The Career Services staff assist students with their career concerns at any stage of their career development and provide resources for Eastern students and alumni.

The Career Services website has a wide variety of employment and career search resources. Job listings, employer profiles, and resume banks are just the beginning of the vast amount of information available to students on the Internet. Students may also search for on campus jobs, part-time jobs in the community, internships and summer jobs.

Workshops on career planning, choosing a major, overview of job markets, resume writing, interview techniques, and the development of other job search skills are held throughout the year. Individual assistance is available by appointment for all services and information. FOCUS Career and education planning solutions program, which provides current career guidance and career information, is available to all registered students and accessed off of the Career Services website..

Career seminars, career fairs and the graduate school forums are events sponsored by Career Services. These events benefit the students in the job search process and the selection of a graduate school.

Eastern is a member of the Oregon Liberal Arts Placement Consortium (OLAPC). This group of nine colleges and universities hosts an annual Jobs Fair in Portland. Over 120 organizations attend each year to provide information and recruit for full-time career positions, summer jobs, graduate schools and internships.

The Career Services resource room offers six Internet-ready computers for student use and a variety of books and related career materials.

Opportunities for off-campus, part-time employment are listed on the Career Services website and on the bulletin board at Career Services. Summer employment announcements are also available. Personnel in Career Services are available to assist you with these activities.